I'm really finding it hard to review this book because I have had different feelings through reading it. I mean at the very beginning of the story I thought I might give it four stars while in the middle of it I thought it would be 3 stars instead and at last I said this book deserves five!

There're things that I loved about it, things I hated, and things I wished they were mentioned, so let me start from the beginning ..


Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen's first published work written in the 19th century, England. The time when women were not able to follow a profession, nor to have an equal education to men and when single women would normally receive pity and sympathy from their society - doesn't that remind you of something?-


Note: a general idea about the book is written below and there might be few spoilers between the lines.

Sense and Sensibility is a story about Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two very different sisters who experience both love and lost in their lives.
Since Elinor is the eldest sister, she tends to be sensible & sober-minded. While Marianne is quite the opposite she is romantic, dreamy and an absolute impulsive young girl. Jane Austen takes us to a very deep journey of both sisters discovering the true meanings of love and marriage.


What I loved about the book:
I was in love with Jane Austen's writing style & the way she describes her characters in the book is so realistic and accurate I almost believed that these people were not fictional! Also, she seems to choose every single word precisely. She certainly uses so many adjectives, but still good. She also seems to KNOW human psychological nature so damn good! Reading this book was like going into two girls' brains and feelings.. and yeah I loved the characters of the story too except Willoughby *YUCK*



Things I hated? or let me say things I "disliked" instead. Hate is a strong word:
As I previously mentioned that I loved Jane Austen's writing style, but at several points I was like okay enough with the fancy words and the love\feelings thing! I want events! Especially at the middle of the book I even thought of skipping few chapters -which I didn't BTW-, but Jane goes back to the right track after pretty few pages of nothing-happening.



As a reader I don't really like books that focus on one subject and in this case it's love, but I can't deny that I have really enjoyed reading this one and that I sometimes think of Marianne and whether she is happy or not, I mean in the story she gets what she deserves that for sure, but not what she wanted. I don't know what would I feel if I were her. Which one is more valuable a respectful, safe marriage with a gentleman a real gentleman or a poor life with a man she once loved? Still didn't find an answer for this question.


So generally, the books is a good piece of classic it won't necessary change your life or your points of view it's just a deep journey between choices and feelings. It is also a great book to experience the beauty of the English language. It is the kind of books you read with a cup of tea and some music. Tchaikovsky? Perhaps?


Before I forget there's a very awesome version film based on this book Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman. Everyone MUST watch it. It represents the book and the characters in no better way!






I know that nobody really cares, but in case somebody does wonder about the things I wished Jane Austen had mentioned in the book, then it's the other things going on around the girls like describing their home or the situation in England back then or even the weather! .. it would have been the prefect book for me if these things were included. Still a favorite though.